"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 7/20/09 10:03 AM, in article ,
"Zeppo"
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"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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Ok - it was an orange cherry type, but it was tasty!
I only planted cherry/grape types this year, but I love a mixed tomato
salad.
Cheryl (in NH)
I've gotten half a dozen yellow cherry tomatoes off of my plant so far
with
dozen's more starting to ripen up. My 3 other tomato plants have lots of
fruit but are very slow ripening. I'm being patient (not!) but am looking
forward to making plenty of gazpacho, marinara and caprese salad this
summer.
All 4 of my plants are in 5 gallon pots and seem to be thriving.
Jon
Want to trade gazpacho recipes? Mine is from Cooks Illustrated.
Cheryl
Hi Cheryl,
Mine is a mish-mash of different recipes I've clipped or copied from the web
over the years. The basic recipe I use is:
3 lb. peeled, seeded and chopped red tomatoes
2 minced garlic cloves
1 medium red onion chopped
1 large or 2 small red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped
2 medium cukes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup tomato juice
salt and pepper
Put all the vegetables in a blender or food processor and process or blend.
Don't overdo it. Add the liquids and process a bit more 'till combined. I
always reserve some of the tomato, onion, bell pepper and cucumber to spoon
on top of each bowl of gazpacho when I serve it and give it a spritz of
olive oil too. I'll also chiffonade some basil or mint and sprinkle it on
top as well.
When I say this is my basic recipe, I mean that everything in it is subject
to change based on availability or whim. I sometimes will add a cub of
croutons or stale bread to thicken it (my kids like it that way), or
substitute one green bell pepper for one of the red ones, Balsamic instead
of red wine vinegar, V8 instead of tomato juice, etc. I also do a yellow
gazpacho that uses yellow tomatoes, yellow bell peppers, sweet onions,
champagne vinegar and pineapple juice. This is one of those dishes that
invites experimentation.
Hope this helps,
Jon